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Proton Therapy Research

The Johns Hopkins Proton Therapy Center, in Washington, D.C., has a room outfitted with a research-specific proton beam that will help answer many questions and continue the tradition of groundbreaking medical research at Johns Hopkins.

Some of the questions we want to answer include:

How much more effective is proton therapy compared with photon radiation therapy?

What kinds of cancers benefit most from proton therapy?

Can we combine proton therapy with chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy to provide more positive outcomes for our patients?

What kinds of technologies can improve proton therapy?

Specialized research institutes at Johns Hopkins also support our center.

The Translational Convergence Institute’s diverse set of minds — from doctors and nurses to mathematicians and bioethicists — will be working side by side to apply their knowledge to cancer.